Offgrid Text Messaging with APRS & SMSGTE- No Random Contacts Series

In today's installment, we're going to attempt a technique to send an SMS text message without access to the cell network or the Internet using an amateur radio. We'll explore packet radio and look at using APRS and the SMSGTE service to send text messages to anyone in the world while hiking in the backcountry.

0:00 Intro & Mission Objective
0:37 Attack of the Cholla!
2:39 Comms Field Gear
4:16 Offline Text Message Exercise
6:54 Repeater Voice Test
8:12 After Action Report
9:29 How did we do this?
12:49 APRS Gear Requirements
16:52 Mobilinkd TNC Setup
18:58 APRSDroid Demo
23:39 Close
26:36 Bonus Footage

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GEAR SHOWN
1. Yaesu VX-6R - https://amzn.to/3yjKoyb
2. Mobilinkd TNC - https://store.mobilinkd.com/products/...
3. Mobilinkd TNC Cable for VX-6 - https://store.mobilinkd.com/products/...
4. APRSDroid - https://aprsdroid.org/
5. Source Tactical Universal Tube Adapter for Hydration Systems - https://amzn.to/3rP7h96

RESOURCES
1. SMSGTE Registration - https://smsgte.org/login/

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